News From the Field Effective Over-the-counter Prostate Cancer Test Kit Likely in Next Few Years

June 8, 2009

An over-the-counter prostate cancer test kit could be coming to a pharmacy near you, thanks to the collaborative work of a University of Central Florida chemist and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando researchers.
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